amusement parks can be fun.. i tend to go on days with less visitors (on weekdays during the school year) and take my own food. students get discounts too. this is the nicest amusement park i ever went to:
it's in the netherlands and the original park was designed by a dutch illustrator (anton pieck) everything has this fairy tale theme and looks nice... even trashcans. now, when they add new attractions, they still try to make it fit into the atmosphere. i used to go there every year with my parents since even they could kind of enjoy it (there were attractions but also a fairy tale forest with castles and dwarves and everything to stroll through)
i went back this year with my boyfriend and it was a great day.